Revelation in Motion (15): Mockery and Meaning – When Faith Becomes a Joke
“And when it is said to them, ‘Believe as the people have believed,’ they say, ‘Should we believe as the foolish have believed?’ Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.”
(Al-Baqarah 2:13)
Before the Quran
In the age of ignorance, belief was often seen as backward. Prophets were mocked, their followers insulted, and spiritual truths reduced to superstition. The powerful clung to pride. The elite used their intellect to dismiss, not discover. And the poor—those who accepted faith first—were written off as naïve and unworthy.
The idea that truth could emerge from humility was laughable to them. They worshipped status, not sincerity.
After the Quran
Then the Quran confronted this arrogance head-on.
It said: What you call foolishness is actually wisdom.
What you mock is your mirror.
The Quran redefined what it meant to be wise.
It elevated the broken-hearted, the seekers, the early believers who were dismissed by society.
It flipped the script:
Foolishness wasn’t about poverty or simplicity.
Foolishness was mocking faith without understanding it.
It was calling the flame of truth a flicker—because you were too blind to see its light.
The World Today
Today, the mockery hasn’t ended.
Many still treat faith as something primitive.
They say, “Religion is for the weak. For the simple. For those who can’t think for themselves.”
But look closely.
Who really asks the hard questions?
Who wrestles with purpose, meaning, and mortality?
Who challenges their own ego to submit to a higher truth?
The believers—often called naïve—are the ones doing the inner work.
Meanwhile, the so-called wise distract themselves with noise, style, and cynicism.
This Is the Call
Don’t let arrogance steal your clarity.
Don’t let mockery shape your beliefs.
And don’t confuse volume with vision.
True faith may look foolish to the world—
but to God, it is insight, courage, and light.
So ask yourself:
Do I reject belief because it’s false—or because it makes me feel small?
Do I dismiss the faithful—or fear becoming one of them?
Because sometimes, it’s not the fool who believes—
it’s the fool who never dares to.
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